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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2011 Jun 1;109(1):77–82. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10288.x

Table 3. Multivariable predictors of muscle-invasive UTUC (pT2+) or NOC-UTUC (pT3+ or N+) for 172 patients managed with RNU.

Muscle-invasive UTUC (pT2+) NOC-UTUC (pT3+ or N+)


OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Ureteroscopy high-grade 3.01 (1.42–6.37) 0.004 3.73 (1.49–9.35) 0.005
Tumour location: 0.6 0.7
 None Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Ureter 1.01 (0.22–4.73) 0.50 (0.10–2.36)
 Pelvis 1.55 (0.31–7.76) 0.60 (0.12–3.09)
Hydronephrosis on imaging 2.01 (0.96–4.22) 0.065 1.42 (0.63–3.17) 0.4
Local invasion on imaging 3.61 (1.26–10.3) 0.017 5.39 (1.97–14.8) 0.001

OR, odds ratio; Ref, reference; Local invasion on imaging = parenchymal, renal sinus fat or periureteric invasion.